Cotton shortage reshapes European markets in 1919 Berlin note
Berlin June 29 European textile trade faces a sharp cotton shortage. Germany Austria and other war economies rely on paper substitutes as purchasing power falls to about one quarter prewar levels. American cotton sales are limited by volatile mark values and weak domestic demand while retailers hold back awaiting lower prices.
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Central Europe
Germany
Austria
Europe
Albert Sidney Burleson
N. C. Schlemmer
Austin
Texas
Burleson
Edith and I Ride to Confess a Fictional Car Trouble
Edith and I share a spring city road trip that begins with a pretend car breakdown. She tests boundaries with George and Dot, sparking a playful, revealing talk about friendship and honesty as we head home.
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Tom
Edith
Sie
Dot
Amy
Bobbie
Tye
Edith Wih
Sid
Westchester County
Dorothy
Myslf
Dot Goodby
Ali
Code of the road aids American drivers in France
Paris officials publish a twelve year in the making code of road regulations for motorists in France. Drivers must respect animals, curb noise and lights, and maintain control. Right of way favors vehicles from the right at intersections and pedestrians when signaled, with failure to yield risking penalties.
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Paris
France
Slam At Our Divorces Debate At London Conference
London Diocesan conference ends with a pledge to uphold indissolubility of Christian marriage. Rev A V Magee criticizes Lord Buckmaster's divorce reform bill calling it "Divorce While You Wait" and "Marriage on Trial For Six Months" as two titles. Amendment to align with Jesus teaching on marriage fails.
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London
America
A V Magee
St. Mark's Church
Magee
Lord Buck
Gold Rush Sparks Nigerian Gold Diggers Move
CAPE TOWN reports that on the West African coast near Nigeria rich gold deposits have been found prompting crowds to seek tools and means to join the prospecting rush. Citizens, merchants, and would‑be miners head toward the region in search of wealth.
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Nigeria
Cape Town
Africa
Gold leaf thickness reveals endless sheet count
A note on gold leaf suggests that if a one inch high pile were hammered into sheets of minimal thickness, it would yield about 300,000 individual sheets.
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